1962 nuclear test UFO records reply
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| Date | 29 July 2022 |
|---|---|
| People | Luis Elizondo |
| Testimony | Shellenberger testimony, p. 207 |
| Year | 2022 in UFO history |
| Timeline | 2022 on the UAP Timeline |
| Sources | 5 |
According to the testimony, in July 2022 a government response to a Freedom of Information Act request suggested that files existed relating to UFOs and a 1962 nuclear test, but said they needed review by subject-matter experts before any release. The response was shared online by a researcher.[1]
The context
The request related to rumours that a UFO was affected or brought down during one of the 1962 high-altitude nuclear tests over the Pacific in Operation Fishbowl, such as Starfish Prime in July or Bluegill Triple Prime in October. Luis Elizondo had been asked about such a retrieval in 2021. The claim was later developed in detail by Australian intelligence officer Geoff Cruickshank in 2024.[2][3]
Classified film
The tests were heavily filmed, and some footage remains classified: one account notes that a classified portion of the Bluegill Triple Prime footage is to remain so until 2062 under a Department of Energy ruling. Researcher Douglas Dean Johnson, who examined the declassified material, said FOIA requests he made to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency went unanswered.[3][4]
Assessment
A response saying records need expert review does not confirm their content; agencies commonly say this about nuclear test records, which contain sensitive weapons data. No documents linking the tests to UFOs have been released, and Johnson concluded that the "UFO knockdown" story rested on misread footage and ordinary records.[2][3]
People and topics
- Freedom of Information Act — The 1966 U.S. law that lets the public request government records.
- Unidentified flying object — An object in the sky that can't be identified; the older term for UAP.
- Luis Elizondo — Former Army counterintelligence officer who says he ran AATIP.
On the Timeline
- Death of Amy Eskridge (15 June 2022) — Scientist Amy Eskridge dies in Huntsville; a former UK officer makes claims about it.
- Ultraterrestrial hypothesis paper (31 July 2022) — Puthoff releases a paper on the 'ultraterrestrial' hypothesis.
See every 2022 event on the UAP Timeline →
References
- Post on a 1962 nuclear test FOIA reply (Twitter/X, Jul 2022) · twitter.com · archived copy
- Operation Fishbowl — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- "Australian intelligence officer argues large UFO knocked down by the Bluegill Triple Prime nuclear test", Metabunk · metabunk.org · archived copy
- "Bluegill Triple Prime (1962): the 'nuclear test downed a UAP' claim", UFOpedia · ufopedia.pages.dev · archived copy
- twitter.com · twitter.com · archived copy
This page was last edited on 29 October 2026. Articles are written in our own words from the sources listed under References; disputed claims are attributed to the people who made them.
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